Pool Cleaners

An automated pool cleaner is a robotic vacuum cleaner intended to collect debris and sediment from swimming pools. Most models use a random motion pattern to ensure that the entire floor surface is eventually covered. more...

History

The first swimming pool vacuum cleaner was invented by Ferdinand Chauvier in South Africa, a hydraulics engineer who came to South Africa from the Belgian Congo in 1951. Chauvier quickly realised that there was a huge market for taking the hassle out of cleaning swimming pools, and went about inventing a machine that would do the job automatically, efficiently powered by the ordinary operation of the pool's filter. But it wasn't until 1974 that the first Kreepy Krauly was born in Chauvier's Springs home.

Types

There are Five main types of cleaners, classified by the drive mechanism used:

• return-side driven — water outflow being returned to the pool is used for locomotion and debris suction, via the venturi effect.
• pressure driven — water outflow is pressurized using a secondary "booster" pump. This high pressure water is used for locomotion and debris suction, via the venturi effect.
• suction-side driven — water being pumped out of the pool via its skimmer or drains is used for locomotion and debris suction.
• suction-side floating skimmer — water being pumped out of the pool via its fixed skimmer or drain is pulled through a floating skimmer this method makes use of the surface tensionof the pool to pull floating contaminants to its self.
• electronic or robotic — an external electrical power cord is used to drive motors used for locomotion and suction.

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